WebAuditOS vs Lighthouse and PageSpeed
Page-level browser diagnostics for performance, accessibility, best practices and SEO, with references for individual audits.
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Pricing and billing
Lighthouse is an open-source tool available through Chrome DevTools, a command line interface and a Node module. Execution and infrastructure costs depend on your setup; this is not a paid hosted audit subscription. Official vendor source.
WebAuditOS: Free EUR 0/month; Starter EUR 29/month; Pro EUR 79/month; Super EUR 129/month; Agency EUR 399/month. See current plan limits and billing terms. Prices are not converted between currencies.
Capabilities and scope
| Capability | Lighthouse and PageSpeed | WebAuditOS |
|---|---|---|
| Primary unit | A page and its browser audit report | A crawl with page inventory and category scores |
| Authenticated journeys | DevTools supports authenticated pages | Public pages only |
| Automation | CLI, Node module and Lighthouse CI | Hosted schedules and a plan-gated REST API |
Where Lighthouse and PageSpeed can be the better fit
Use Lighthouse directly when you need a reproducible page-level browser diagnosis in development or CI. Chrome DevTools can audit authenticated pages. WebAuditOS adds a hosted public-site crawl and ongoing audit workflow; it does not replace a browser trace or a manual accessibility review.
When WebAuditOS fits
Use WebAuditOS when you want a public website crawl with traceable findings, page evidence, category scores and a documented boundary between automated results and manual review. Plans change crawl capacity and the available workflow features. A scan cannot certify legal compliance, complete accessibility or private server configuration.
Compare the same representative pages and important journeys. Check which observations each tool makes, which states it cannot reach and how a resolved issue is verified. Match the tool to that task before comparing headline scores or check counts.
Inspect the check documentation, read the scoring methodology or open the illustrative report.